An old man lived in a nice house with a large garden. He took care of his flowers all the time, watering and fertilizing them.

One day a young man went by the garden. He looked at the beautiful flowers, imagining how happy he could be if he lived in such a beautiful place. Then ,suddenly he found the old gardener was blind. He was very surprised about this and asked,“You can’t see these flowers. “Why are you busy taking care of them every day?”

The old man smiled and said ,“I can tell you four reasons. First, I was a gardener when I was young, and I really like this job. Second, although I can’t see these flowers, I can touch them. Third, I can smell the sweetness of them. As to the last one, that’s you.”

“Me? But you don’t know me.”said the young man.

“Yeah, it’s true that I don’t know you. But I know that flowers are angels that everybody knows. We enjoy the happiness these flowers have brought us.”

The blind man’s work opened our eyes and pleased our hearts, which also made his life happier. It was just like Beethoven, who became deaf in his later life and wrote many great musical works. Beethoven himself couldn’t hear his wonderful music, but his music has encouraged millions of people to face their difficulties bravely. Isn’t it a kind of happiness?

1.The young man was very surprised because _________.

A．The old man was deaf.

B．The old man could see nothing.

C．The old man took care of flowers every day.

D．The flowers was very beautiful.

2.Why was the old man busy taking care of the flowers every day?

A．Because he liked doing it.

B．Because it can make him happy.

C．Because everyone enjoyed the happiness these flowers had brought.

D．All the above.

3.Which of the following statements is TRUE about the old man?

A．He was a musician.                      B．He was the writer’s friend.

C．He used to be a gardener.                 D．He was very happy.

4.What is the best title of the passage?

A．The beautiful flowers.                    B．Beethoven’s life.

C．The blind and The deaf.                   D．One kind of Happiness.

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Dear Editor,(编辑)
I am unhappy these days. I am a student in Grade 3 of a middle school. I want to be a policewoman in the future. (未来) But my mother doesn’t like  the job. She always says it is too dangerous for a girl to work as a policewoman. She thinks girls should work in the office. She hopes that I can work as a doctor. But I really dislike being a doctor. It’s terrible for me to work in the hospital.  When I talk with her about it, she is often angry. She always thinks she is right. I don’t know what to do. Can you help me?
Yours,
Nancy
【小题1】Where does Nancy want to work?

There is someone knocking loudly these days, I can't stand the ____________.

A. sound            B. voice         C. noise         D. listening

 根据短文内容和首字母提示，在下文空格处填入适当的词使短文完整。（每空一词）

Learning English is not an easy job. Almost every student sometimes a  1.  questions like these: Can I really learn English well? Can I really learn it well enough to t  2.  with others?

   The answer is yes. From some studies we know that almost a   3.   can learn a foreign language well if he or she wants to. Some might learn it faster and some might learn it slower. Some might learn it e   4.      and some with difficulty. But anyone can learn it well if he or she has the r    5.     ways. Many students have their own special ways in learning English. The followings are some e     6.  Millie gets up early every morning and the first thing she does is listen to an English radio program. This has really helped make her English in listening b   7. .

    Daniel often p   8.    speaking English in class. At first he was n  9. when he was asked to speak. After trying several times, he found it was not as difficult as he thought. He is more active and now he speaks English best among his classmates.

    Jim likes to watch American movies. He will watch it many times i  10.   it is a good a good film. And he also likes to read English aloud.